ATLANTA (AP) — While it’s too late to make much of a difference this season, the New York Mets are finally having a bit of fun.
DJ Stewart, Rafael Ortega and Francisco Lindor homered as the Mets won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the MLB-leading Braves 10-4 on Monday night despite two homers by Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna.
Going ahead to stay with a four-run fifth inning, the Mets bounced back from an embarrassing series at Citi Field just over a week ago.
Atlanta won the first three games of that meeting by a combined score of 34-3 before the Mets salvaged the finale 7-6.
This time, New York got off to a winning start in a three-game set at Truist Park, winning for the first time in Atlanta and just the third time in eight meetings against their NL East rival in 2023.